Singapore’s primary Chinese language newspaper Lianhe Zaobao recently reported that the U.S. government will work with Panamanian security services to install seven new telecommunications base stations with “trusted American technology” in the next two years to replace previously installed Huawei equipment.
The US$8 million project is funded by the U.S. government, but the announcement did not specify which manufacturers’ products would be used instead. The announcement stated: “The United States is working hard to counter China’s malign influence in our region of the Americas to make the continent stronger and more secure”.
For years, the United States has accused Huawei and its telecommunications products of posing national security risks to the countries that use them. U.S. President Trump has repeatedly called on Panama to resist China’s influence on the Panama Canal and threatened to take back the waterway.
Source: Lianhe Zaobao, June 12, 2025
https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/china/story20250612-6708698